US new orders for manufactured durable goods, excluding defense, slipped by 4.6% month-over month in May 2026, after an upwardly revised 8.4% surge in the prior month. Durable Goods Orders Ex Defense in the United States averaged 0.35 percent from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 29.30 percent in July of 2014 and a record low of -22.20 percent in August of 2014. source: U.S. Census Bureau

Durable Goods Orders Ex Defense in the United States is expected to be 0.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Durable Goods Orders Ex Defense is projected to trend around 2.50 percent in 2027 and 0.80 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-28 12:30 PM
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense MoM
Apr 8.1% -0.3% 2.2%
2026-06-25 12:30 PM
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense MoM
May -4.6% 8.4% -3.9%
2026-07-27 12:30 PM
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense MoM
Jun -4.6% 0.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Inventories MoM 0.50 1.00 percent Apr 2026
Durable Goods Orders MoM -4.50 8.50 percent May 2026
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense MoM -4.60 8.40 percent May 2026
Durable Goods Orders Ex Transp MoM 1.30 1.40 percent May 2026
Factory Orders MoM -1.30 5.30 percent May 2026
Factory Orders ex Transportation 1.90 1.70 percent May 2026
New Orders 657373.00 665895.00 USD Million May 2026
Non Defense Goods Orders Ex Air 1.60 -0.70 percent May 2026
Retail Inventories Ex Autos MoM 0.40 0.70 percent May 2026
Wholesale Inventories MoM 0.30 0.70 percent May 2026


United States Durable Goods Orders Ex Defense
Durable Goods Orders Excluding Defense refer to new orders placed with manufacturers for delivery of hard goods in the future excluding defense orders.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-4.60 8.40 29.30 -22.20 1992 - 2026 percent Monthly